IR, Middle East political economy, democracy aid, & development • Egypt she/her • Author, Marketing Democracy: http://bit.ly/3j8sN8khttps://bsky.app/profile/erinsnider.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/erinsnider.bsky.social/post/3mvbheqdxlk2y"The Saudi foreign ministry said the pipeline had been hit by drones from Iraq and added that the kingdom would not retaliate “at this stage” after a request from the Iraqi prime minister." https://giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/actions/redeem/2f816eb7-8f06-4137-8e4b-f5517fa5759011 Sep 2026 20:57 +0000at://did:plc:clkdybbfi3fmyljpkoolsra7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvbheqdxlk2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/erinsnider.bsky.social/post/3mvajbj5qg22xWrapping up a brilliant week in Glasgow at the annual meeting of the Conflict Research Society at the University of Glasgow and doubly grateful for the wee bit of sun and the chance to hear fascinating new research from scholars working on Sudan, Iraq, and Syria.11 Sep 2026 11:58 +0000at://did:plc:clkdybbfi3fmyljpkoolsra7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvajbj5qg22xhttps://bsky.app/profile/erinsnider.bsky.social/post/3mvai2344l22x“I think that day belongs to everyone who lived it & what came after belongs to a smaller group of us” said Mr Awawdeh, 39, who is now the president & chief executive of the NY Immigration Coalition & a confidant of Mr Mamdani. “That part of the story this country still has not told itself honestly” https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/11/nyregion/911-attacks-muslim-sikh-new-yorkers.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share11 Sep 2026 11:36 +0000at://did:plc:clkdybbfi3fmyljpkoolsra7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvai2344l22xhttps://bsky.app/profile/erinsnider.bsky.social/post/3muidciibas2c"Russia has been secretly helping Iran develop advanced supersonic cruise missiles in one of the most significant known transfers of strategic military technology from Moscow to Tehran." https://giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/actions/redeem/64241e9e-3dc8-4d60-870f-cfc1fa81768801 Sep 2026 21:08 +0000at://did:plc:clkdybbfi3fmyljpkoolsra7/app.bsky.feed.post/3muidciibas2chttps://bsky.app/profile/erinsnider.bsky.social/post/3muiczi33bc2a"Donald Trump has summoned oil groups to the White House on Tuesday as high petrol and diesel prices, triggered by his war in Iran, push up inflation across the US ahead of midterm elections." https://giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/actions/redeem/21ea032a-1f9c-42c6-85f5-5356d5efd27001 Sep 2026 21:03 +0000at://did:plc:clkdybbfi3fmyljpkoolsra7/app.bsky.feed.post/3muiczi33bc2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/erinsnider.bsky.social/post/3mu5zfg4g4s27"The move, announced on Friday, would cut off the UAE branches of Banque Misr, Egypt’s second-largest bank, from banking access to US financial institutions in an effort to block them from transacting in dollars." https://giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/actions/redeem/ffd1b9f5-1553-46cc-be06-c8820d6c073b28 Aug 2026 18:44 +0000at://did:plc:clkdybbfi3fmyljpkoolsra7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu5zfg4g4s27https://bsky.app/profile/erinsnider.bsky.social/post/3mu3pwfyjqk25“The Carter Doctrine does appear to have collapsed,” said Gregory Brew, a historian & analyst at the Eurasia Group, adding that there was a sense that Washington had come full circle. “The Islamic Revolution compelled the Carter Doctrine, & it was war with Iran that caused it to collapse” he added. https://giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/actions/redeem/09c61dc7-e261-4dfd-bfed-1373132de99527 Aug 2026 20:49 +0000at://did:plc:clkdybbfi3fmyljpkoolsra7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu3pwfyjqk25https://bsky.app/profile/erinsnider.bsky.social/post/3mtyni5raqk2sSome of the classes removed: Gender in Arabic Literature, and Intro to Global Climate Change. Solidarity to friends in TX unis dealing with this. [contains quote post or other embedded content]26 Aug 2026 15:27 +0000at://did:plc:clkdybbfi3fmyljpkoolsra7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtyni5raqk2shttps://bsky.app/profile/erinsnider.bsky.social/post/3mtyevx5rjk2g"The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces has been dissolved and its fighters integrated into the Syrian military, the group’s leader has said, marking a step forward in President Ahmed al-Sharaa’s push to bring the country under his control." https://giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/actions/redeem/ee9012aa-9c1f-439c-9ca2-d5158fa8399626 Aug 2026 12:54 +0000at://did:plc:clkdybbfi3fmyljpkoolsra7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtyevx5rjk2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/erinsnider.bsky.social/post/3mtxchq5zgk2wWriting whilst going down the youtube rabbit hole of Dolly songs tonight. This one with Dolly, Emmylou, and Linda covering the Carter family's 'Bury Me Under the Weeping Willow' is a bittersweet gem. https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=yn55-xvyBh026 Aug 2026 02:37 +0000at://did:plc:clkdybbfi3fmyljpkoolsra7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtxchq5zgk2whttps://bsky.app/profile/erinsnider.bsky.social/post/3mtwhx5jzik2rCouldn’t agree more—An excellent podcast [contains quote post or other embedded content]25 Aug 2026 18:43 +0000at://did:plc:clkdybbfi3fmyljpkoolsra7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtwhx5jzik2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/erinsnider.bsky.social/post/3mtwhw7uaw22rAbsolutely gutted to hear this. Beyond being an insanely talented artist, she was also just a deeply good human being. My grandfather introduced me to her music when I was a kid and she was number one on my list of people I wanted to see in concert at some point in my life. RIP Dolly ❤️ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/25/arts/music/dolly-parton-dead.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share25 Aug 2026 18:42 +0000at://did:plc:clkdybbfi3fmyljpkoolsra7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtwhw7uaw22r